Opinion Today: Boeheim apologized; now let's forgive him

View full sizeDennis Nett / The Post-StandardSyracuse's Jim Boeheim makes a statement in regards to the Bernie Fine situation after the Orange's game against Florida last week.

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When Jim Boeheim's longtime friend and assistant coach, Bernie Fine, ended up the target of a child sexual abuse investigation last month, Boeheim lashed out at the accusers saying they were looking for money. As more information emerged, Boeheim asked McMahon/Ryan Child Advocacy for help. Brenda Caster, of Fulton, writes about Boeheim's apology in the Readers' Page of today's Post-Standard. Here is her letter:

To the Editor:
If I could send a letter to Coach Jim Boeheim, I would say, “Don’t give in to people. You apologized once.”

How many of us have said things we would live to regret? Yes, we should guard our words carefully, but when does it end? A very wise man once said, “He who is without sin may cast the first stone.” And another thing he spoke about was forgiveness. If something good can come of this, I hope people will recognize that. Otherwise, it just becomes another endless cycle of abuse.